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Fed Moves Ahead With FedNow Despite Objections

Fed Moves Ahead With FedNow Despite Objections
Fed Moves Ahead With FedNow Despite Objections
August 09, 2020  |  B2B Payments

Not everyone favors the Federal Reserve Board’s launch of its settlement service designed to eliminate the three-day check clearing and support instant payments in the...

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Pelosi, Mnuchin Call For Reopening Stimulus Talks
Pelosi, Mnuchin Call For Reopening Stimulus Talks
August 09, 2020  |  Economy

Weeks of failed negotiations on pandemic-related aid has led to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin, representing two sides of the debate...

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Bitcoin Daily: S. Korea To Use Blockchain To Collect Highway Tolls; Polish Financial Watchdog Warns Of Fake Crypto Scams
Bitcoin Daily: S. Korea To Use Blockchain To Collect Highway Tolls; Polish Financial Watchdog Warns...
August 09, 2020  |  Bitcoin

South Korean highways could see blockchain-based toll booths before the end of the year, according to a report from Crypto News. Get the Full Story...

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CHAMPS Group Purchasing Works With Procurement Partners On Smoother P2P Services
CHAMPS Group Purchasing Works With Procurement Partners On Smoother P2P Services
August 09, 2020  |  B2B Payments

CHAMPS Group Purchasing is partnering with Procurement Partners, which works in procure-to-pay (P2P) solutions, to provide a new service for suppliers, a press release says....

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India’s Proposed Data Rules Prompt US Tech Pushback
India’s Proposed Data Rules Prompt US Tech Pushback
August 09, 2020  |  Data & Research

A plan by India to regulate what it terms “non-personal” data has roiled the executives of Big Tech companies like Amazon, Facebook and Google and...

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$765M Eastman Kodak Loan Put On Hold Until ‘Allegations Are Cleared’
$765M Eastman Kodak Loan Put On Hold Until ‘Allegations Are Cleared’
August 09, 2020  |  Loans

A $765 million loan agreement between Eastman Kodak and the government to provide pharmaceutical ingredients has been put on hold due to questions about Kodak’s...

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Fed’s Kashkari Advocates For New Lockdown
Fed’s Kashkari Advocates For New Lockdown
August 09, 2020  |  Economy

Neel Kashkari, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis and Dr. Michael Osterholm, director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at...

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Report: TikTok Plans Lawsuit Over US Ban
Report: TikTok Plans Lawsuit Over US Ban
August 09, 2020  |  Legal & Regulation

Despite President Donald Trump’s executive order to ban TikTok effective Sept. 15, the Chinese app is not going down without a fight. Get the Full...

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